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R. W. TAYLOR.

' DIRECTION INDICATOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED sun: 21.1918.

K, 3 1 9240 Patented Sept, 30, 12919.

Applienitlon 211226 June Serial We. 5

niiecl certain new and useful improvements in Directionlndicntors for ll'lotor-Vehieles of which the following is n speeilieetion.

This invention is inclieelzor has special reference to a direction indicator foil vehicles.

One object of this invention is the "ermine-- tion of a direction indioelzor wherein s sin nailing element in the form of a lisni'l is nii otally supported and is eonneoizecl in means for swinging the hand to an operative position when desisegll Anothen object of this invention is the, production of e signaling element having a danger indicating lamp omlli'e .1 lheseoin the lamp casing being provided with n lens for projecting rays of light onto "the inilil'mtingg' element when the same is swung 30 an operative position.

Another obj eet of this invention is the pro" duction of e dii'eelion indicator or e signalwhich consists of a, casing); having solenoid carried therein, the core of the solenoid beinn; connected by links in ll'ie indicating ele ment, whereby when the core is reticent-ed by the solenoid, the links will shift the inclioet ing element to an operative position.

- A still further object of this invention is the production of nv signaling, (levies wliieh consists of a casing; having a from; Well vided with n removable hood, whereby lube hood may be removeil for allowing free access to the operating elements carried upon. the front wall.

Broadly stelecl, the invention 'eonsisli $5 a casing having a from; well provialeel l1 s bottom, a hood. slirlably mounteci. upon snnl front Well, a solenoiocarried by snicl from Wall, a lamp enrrieoi upon said front and provided wiclin bearing portion, on elicating element in form of s lesnol IQOV" ably mounted upon the bearing portion of the lamp, links connecting seid iniliezibing element to the core of e solenoiel, whereby the indicating-element may be swnng to on erative or inoperative positions.

Une practieel form of oonssrneliion and assembly of the oresens invention will be hereinafter described and is illustmtecl in the necompenying drawing in whiol1- lfigure I! is e from elevelnon of the signals :0 V v v l Lianne-eel as constructed in nooorilanee with the enl; invenfiion" 2 is e central vertical section through the signal.

3 a central horizontal transverse section through the signsl, and

Fig is av fragmentary elevation of the rent portion of the signal, the hood being removed from the front wall,

l psefemeli embodiment of the pres- J injan, (ion about to be liesc-imiheil it will be seen than the easing consists of a front well 5 l i a bottom ll extending renewal-filly om and ill, right angles therein. This i, well 5 is proviilecl Wlllh flanges 7 upon its sale edges for winning and releesebly set; Ring; the llOOLl to be bereinel'ley do sel med.

The gripping ban. 8 is riveted es indicelt (l ill] to lilo from; well 5 and has jaw 19 formed thereon gripping bar 11 is also provided with e, jaw 12 and this gripping; 11 is fined by a bolt and nut arrange n'lli'llil to the be? 8, Wheseby one jaws l2 may grin a support- 14:, which of course may he a Wind shield, or any other part; of e vs l iele upon wliieln indicating; (levies is Gill'llifill.

'lY'he bracket 15 is llxecl inclieaieii l6 upon the front wall 5 in the casing, shown in Fig. 2, A solenoid l? is suppers eel upon this binekfi and, hes n movable core 1% e11" lending therefrom. The eonneclzing linli: l9

hes ell-set ends as indicated in; 526 and one of the ends 20 is nivo'selly monnleol es in(list 521 upon llienppei" oi? outei' encl oi the core 18,

nding; 1e 1 the front We snonroieo'iaiifig" ne housing" 01? in Low "Lilli casino; and the not is earrieil upon the bearing .58, thus holding "he lamp boil 2-? in e se'l; position,

The indicating element 330, which is in the, loom of :1 henci, es Will be in l has sleeve 31 i'otatebly or iivotally rnoun'lzecl noon the bearing E28, lzhns permitting the indicator to be swung to on active or iillo posilbion The 2 6, lmreinbefore relierrecl llllll/ to, extends from the sleeve 31 and for this reason when this arm 26 is shifted, it is obvious the sleeve will be turned upon the hear-- ing 28, thus holding the indicating 30 in an active position and permitting the same to move to an idle position.

The lamp 32 is carried by the lamp body 27 and has a casing 33 carried by the lamp body 27 extending thcrearound, it being noted that the casing 33 is provided with a lens 34:, which is preferably of colored glass such for instance as red, thus giving a danger signal at night. The casing 33 is provided with a lens 35 carried by one side thereof in alineinent with the lam 32, thus causing the rays of the light to 'be projected by the lens 35 to one side of the casing and upon the face of the indicating element 30 when the same is in a horizontal or operative position.

The hood 36 has side flanges 37 formedthereon and these flanges are releasably car- .ried by the flanges 7 of the front wall 5.

The hood 36 issubstantially U-shaped in cross section as shown in Fig. 3 and upon referring to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the upper end of the hood is closed adjacent the top edge of the front wall 5, thu preventing weather from beating into the interior of the casing. The lower end of the hood 36 is open and the lower end bears upon the bottom 6 of the casing, thus protecting the contents of the casing from the weather.

It will be noted that a conductor cord 38 extends through the bottom 6 and has conductors 39 connected to the solenoid 17, while branch conductors -10 are connected to the lamp 32 in any desired manner. Thus it will be seen that when the circuit is closed the lamp will be illuminated and also the solenoid 17 will be magnetized for operating the signal.

Under normal conditions, the signal will extend downwardly, although when it is desired to give a signal, the circuit may be closed to cause the solenoid to draw the core 18 thereinto. As the core 18 moves into the solenoid, the connecting link 19 will draw upon the draw link 22, thus causing the screw 25 to move the arm 26. As this armis moved, it will cause the sleeve 31 to swing the indicating element to an operative or substantially horizontal position, to give a signal. This movement on the part of the indicating element 30 will cause the element to move into the direct path of the rays of light projected from the side lens 35 of the lamp, thus causing the indicating element to be illuminated. As soon as the circuit is broken, the solenoid will be deenergized, thus allowing the weight of the indicating element 30 to draw upon the links and the arms to move the core from the interior of the solenoid to the position shown in Fig. 4. When the solenoid is energized however, it will draw the core thereinto as indicated in Fig. 2.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may be considered the preferred or approved form of my invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim asncw and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing whose front Wall has an arcuate slot therein, a lamp body having a bearing carried by said front wall, an indicating element having a sleeve rotatably mounted upon said bearing, and an arm extending from said sleeve; of a solenoid in said casing, a screw connected to the core thereof and extending through the slot and connected to the arm, whereby when the solenoid attracts said core, said screw and arm will bring said indicating element to a position in line with the rays of light projected from said lamp, and a hood carried upon said front wall to shield said lamp from the weather.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing consisting of a front wall having an arcuate slot therein, a lamp body having a bearing carried by said front wall, an indicating element having a sleeve rotatably mounted upon said bearing, an arm extending from said sleeve, a solenoid carried by said front wall, a core extending from said solenoid, a connecting link having off-set ends connected to said solenoid, a draw link connected to one of the off-set ends of said connecting link, a screw connected to the draw link and extending through the slot to be connected to the arm, whereby when the solenoids attract said core, said link and arm will bring said indicating element to an operative position in direct line with the rays of light projected 

